Sounds fishy...?

I think that too and then I see these six and seven axle liquid trucks in the oil field and I’m wondering what’s up with that?

 

The CHP likes to keep an eye on the routes going around the scale and they have alot of portable scales set up around the ports. This sounds like a shady outfit.

 

A lot of states allow much higher gross on divisible loads then the national average of 80,000 pounds. Washington and Oregon for example allow up to 105,500 on 8 axles provided you meet the bridge length And axle placement requirements.

Edit: You must also buy their extended weight permit as well so you can legally gross the higher weight.

 

Loaded in Canada, there was a scale close to the shipper, they wanted $18 , being cheap, I went to the Cat scale, after getting back into US, Over Gross, call dispatch, was told to get it legal. Easier said than done.

 

At least she was honest with you.
She puts the ball in your court.

 

U ever been up in indiana and illinois area and see them container drivers with their little bob the builder beacon strobe lights on their mirror and running 55mph? They are running overweight. Idk if its a state my state thing but they do issue permits for containers

 

You'll get busted a few times,
Then either quit or be fired,
Then they'll find another sucker.
They been doing it that way for 15 years.
She told you that herself.

 

I know that but I’m talking about the southern states.

 

Not sure about Oakland but in Long Beach, CA there is an overweight corridor for a few miles that allows over weight containers to be moved to a transload facility. I bring overweight containers of tile in every month. They are transloaded on to a flatbed for delivery to Phoenix. Lightweight truck with aluminum Flatbed can haul just under 52,000 lbs.

 

Sure no problem - Tell her to put all that in writing and have her and the safety director sign it.